Bishkek vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$376
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$3835
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
43
94
😀 Quality of life
51
94
🏙️ Population
1.15M
664K

The cost of living in Bishkek is 68% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6863rd and 1336th ($710 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Kyrgyzstan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6133rd and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Rotterdam

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Bishkek Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.93
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$2.11
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$10888

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$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592